...and their copious trails!

A lovely night...this New Year's Eve.  No stress on this important Eve.  No resolutions.  No wine.  No special meal.  No date.  No midnight Kiss.  No nothin'.....

Except peace.

Rarely do I make it to midnight, but it's now 5:11 a.m. and I'm still up...nary a single little hint of sleepiness.  I wonder why?  No worries; no commitments to keep; nobody I love is dying or has recently; and no usual sleepy response to the nighttime meds for RLS.  Wow...something is going on.

So, I thought I would get up and see if my Lord might meet me here...there must be something about this new year that He wants to talk to me about.  

I'M LISTENING, waiting, wanting.....

...Wanting HIM.  Wanting to 'connect' like I used to.  Wanting to feel the spirit of God moving in, around, over, through ME.  I love those experiences.  

This holiday season, it was not so much 'What do I want for Christmas?'  But it is now, 'What do I want for the remaining years of my life.'  And I've chosen ONE thing to ask for.  All of my life, I have regreted only ONE thing....that I didn't ask for more.  That I didn't believe that He would give me desires that were in my heart.  Losses (and there were plenty) gang up on me.  They make uncomfortable bedfellows with things like hope and belief.

However, this year, after all the many years, I may have struck Gold!  I think I've found the BIG 'ask for', the HUGE 'I want', the insurpassable final wish.....

Are you ready for this?

Father-God, remove the rabbit trails of life.... 

      ...protect me from trotting down any.

I think this covers most of any obstacles to happiness and success.  Over the years I have missed such golden opportunities to advance my desires and goals and just wasted awesome talents and gifts because somehow I ended up on rabbit trails and missed the stuff I really wanted!

With God's help, I won't miss any more.  And we, God and I, are off to a good start!  All I want to do is paint (watercolor).  And since late November I have been busy painting for clients.  And I have two new ones lined up...just waiting for some necessary information from them and I will begin!

My, that was simple!  Why did it never work that way before?  I think God may be in this one!

That would certainly make a difference, wouldn't it?

Perhaps sleep will come now to visit me.

 

Happy New Year...2019!

 

 

Latest comments

09.01 | 14:49

You are beautiful Linda. I hope I can be as strong as you when I need to be. I sure do miss talking to Joe. So does Marilyn. He was a good man. Take care of yourself.

09.01 | 04:15

So glad to be hearing from you again. I think of you often.

19.10 | 02:15

I love you this is perfect we will spend the evening together ❤

22.08 | 19:47

I LOVE THAT ❤️ I’ve not seen or heard about your blog....but here I am now! And ....here we gooooo......

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